1 Reis 22:2

2 Mas, no terceiro ano, Josafá, rei de Judá, foi visitar o rei de Israel.

1 Reis 22:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:2

And it came to pass in the third year
Of the peace, before it was expired:

that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel;
to Ahab, from Jerusalem to Samaria, reckoned thirty two miles ^F13; either to make peace with him, and put an end to the wars which subsisted between Israel and Judah since the division of the kingdom, ( 1 Kings 22:44 ) or to contract an affinity with him, by marrying his son to a daughter of Ahab, ( 2 Kings 8:18 2 Kings 8:26 ) or rather after peace was made, and that strengthened by the marriage; and so he went merely to pay a visit, as he judged he might then with great safety; and he and all his retinue were entertained by Ahab in a very sumptuous and liberal manner, ( 2 Chronicles 18:1 2 Chronicles 18:2 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Bunting's Travels p. 178. near 40, Rainold. Praelect. 31. col. 266.

1 Reis 22:2 In-Context

1 Durante três anos não houve guerra entre a Síria e Israel.

2 Mas, no terceiro ano, Josafá, rei de Judá, foi visitar o rei de Israel.

3 Este havia perguntado aos seus oficiais: “Por acaso vocês não sabem que Ramote-Gileade nos pertence e ainda assim não estamos fazendo nada para retomá-la do rei da Síria?”

4 Então perguntou a Josafá: “Irás comigo lutar contra Ramote-Gileade?”Josafá respondeu ao rei de Israel: “Sou como tu, e meu povo é como o teu povo, e os meus cavalos são como se fossem teus”.

5 Mas acrescentou: “Peço-te que busques primeiro o conselho do SENHOR”.